Compound separable plant pot

Abstract

A peripherally defined, truncated conic plant pot provides two releasably interconnected portions that are maintained in interconnected relationship by a cup-like bottom element. The interconnected pot portions each define substantially diametrical halves of the pot and are joined by an overlapping seam which has complementary nubbin and indentation structures to aid releasable fastening. The adjacent surfaces of the pot and fastening cup have complementary nubbin and indentation fasteners communicating therebetween to aid releasable fastening and positional maintenance of these elements. The pot structure is particularly adapted for formation by injection molding from plastic materials.

Having thusly described my invention, what I desire to protect by Letters Patent, and what I claim is: 
     
       1. A separable compound plant pot, having releasably interconnected side elements and bottom structure, defining an internal chamber for containment of plant sustaining medium, comprising, in combination: a first side element, defining a first portion of a plant pot periphery, having a flat bottom, a lower portion and an upstanding side surface, said first side element having side edges with fastening flanges extending from the side edges each said fastening flange defining a radially outwardly opening groove along each side edge to receive an adjacent portion of a second side element;   a second side element, defining the second remaining portion of the plant pot periphery, having a flat bottom, a lower portion and an upstanding side surface with side edges to interfit in the grooves defined by the fastening flanges of the first side element;   a fastening cup having a flat bottom and upstanding sides defining a chamber to fit immediately outwardly adjacent the lower portions of the assembled pot side elements to maintain the pot side elements in their assembled relationship;   complementary nubbin and indentation fastening means defined by adjacent overlapping surfaces of the side elements of the pot to releasably fasten said overlapping surfaces to each other, and nubbin and indentation fastening means defined between the adjacent surfaces of the pot side elements and the upstanding sides of the fastening cup to releasably fasten the pot side elements within the fastening cup; and   plural spaced positioning lugs, extending radially inwardly into the chamber defined by the plant pot, spacedly adjacent the side edges of the second side element to prevent the first side element from extending beyond a fastenable position relative to the second side element.